The history and principles of weaving by hand and by power : reprinted, with considerable additions, from "Engineering," with a chapter on lace-making machinery, reprinted from the "Journal of the Society of Arts" (1878)
Barlow, Alfred · London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington ; Philadelphia : H. Carey Baird · leaf 246
HI ST OR Y OF WE A VING. 228 Fig. 256a shows a section of the loom, in which a and b represent two warps and beams which are being woven. The reed is shown at d, and c is the cloth beam, s the seat, and T the treadles. So far the loom is similar to the ordinary hand loom. … On the top of the loom a number of pulleys g are placed on each side. In this instance eight are used, or four on each side; but twenty and upwards can be used. Each pulley has a corresponding treadle T, and a cord h is attached to each treadle and carried over a pulley, terminating with a weight…
Weaving · Hand weaving · Lace and lace making
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